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A Mines PhD student in safety glasses and a respirator weighs out a sample in a lab.

September 2, 2025

Critical Minerals Week: Mines researchers leading collaborations to increase domestic mining, secure supply chains

closeup of copper

August 21, 2025

U.S. already has the critical minerals it needs – but they're being thrown away

Two students in hard hats and safety glasses use a pole-mounted scanner to survey a rock face inside the Edgar Experimental Mine during a Colorado School of Mines geology field session.

July 30, 2025

How Colorado School of Mines is shaping the future of mining

Reza Hedayat, right, and Farid Shabani stand in a Colorado School of Mines research lab as Shabani holds a mine tailings sample, with lab equipment and a presentation screen in the background.

May 30, 2025

Mines researchers turn mine tailings into high-performance construction materials

A Mines Geology student uses digital modeling tools to test and validate geological data.

November 27, 2023

Modeling tools allow Mines geology students, faculty to test and validate structural data

Using drones equipped with hyperspectral cameras, scientists can survey potential mineral deposits.

May 25, 2023

Mines researchers working to understand critical materials deposits within Earth's subsurface

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